Elden Ring

 PlayStation 5
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7.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 12214 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9,064 out of 12214
  2. Mixed: 809 out of 12214
  3. Negative: 2,341 out of 12214
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  1. GodOfWaristrash
    Dec 10, 2022
    10
    This game is AMZING. One of the best games of all time. These people are insane who are lowing the review score. Screw them
  2. Eldenringrules
    Dec 10, 2022
    10
    This game is skyrim for a new generation, it deserves all the praise it has gotten so far.
  3. Hinkonar
    Dec 11, 2022
    10
    The best game of all time, amazing graphics fun and intuitive combat and extremely entertaining combat
  4. Failos
    Dec 12, 2022
    10
    Great game. One of the best i've played! Can't wait for Dlc it's going to be really fun!
  5. Morales12
    Dec 14, 2022
    10
    Elden Ring is the ideal RPG I thought I would never have the honor to play until now with the world and many opportunities you can take advantage of, 11/10 in short Elden Ring definitely deserves the award for GOTY (Game of the Year)
  6. Yurilover123
    Dec 15, 2022
    10
    Fantastic game, love everything about, the visuals, the soundtrack, the gameplay. More FROM please!
  7. Roxaskun
    Dec 16, 2022
    0
    É mais um dark souls só que com mundo aberto e um cavalo, não merecia ganhar o goty,e os gráficos são antigos,e também está no Xbox,um motivo também de eu não gostar
  8. ReptileSticks
    Dec 29, 2022
    3
    Pretty boring Characters lacks of movements , just roll for dodge lightyear fast bosses No rewards for kill those high difficult enemies
    No story If you understand stats you got a point to continue playing
    Not recommend this for people
  9. erik1909hp
    Jan 2, 2023
    0
    This **** doesn't have English version in Asia
    I don't speak Chinese
    Update English version please
  10. Pumphuek
    Jan 2, 2023
    0
    No english language for Elden Ring in Asia zone .
  11. jackhon
    Jan 2, 2023
    0
    For a start, a large swathe of players bought on Asia thinking it's in English but then it's only in Chinese and you find out after downloading it on PSN and so you are stuck unable to play or refund the game... so yeah. Known for almost a year and continue to scam people with the same gig.
  12. Relacc
    Jan 6, 2023
    0
    GOW RAGNARÖK İS BETTER MUST HAVE GRAPHİCS MUST HAVE GAMEPLAY MUST HAVE A CHARACTER DİOLOGE
  13. OnSurfari
    Jul 31, 2023
    4
    No, just no. If this is the direction developers are taking it's a sad future.

    If you were to say this is a 10, subtract 1 from the horrendous controls. You are constantly fighting the camera, even with all the "assist" options disabled. This engine is showing its age. Constant micro stutters where the camera is moving just a little bit in the opposite direction you are attempting to    No, just no. If this is the direction developers are taking it's a sad future.

    If you were to say this is a 10, subtract 1 from the horrendous controls. You are constantly fighting the camera, even with all the "assist" options disabled. This engine is showing its age. Constant micro stutters where the camera is moving just a little bit in the opposite direction you are attempting to look.

    Subtract another 2 points for the control scheme, OMG. It's terrible. You want to switch to your bow, then back to your sword. Plan on performing a button combo as if you're playing street fighter. I would describe it as the developers just kept adding things to press and got lazy with the ergonomics. Just trying to swap out a weapon or cast a spell breaks immersion because you have to do mental gymnastics with the buttons, on top of reacting to boss fight mechanics. Just terrible.

    Subtract another 2 points for story direction. The developers get George R. R. Martin to assist. Now this one pissed me off, the marketing sold this as a story, "we got the mastermind behind game of thrones to write the story". But then they don't tell you anything, you have wander around aimlessly to discover the "story". Imagine paying for what you're told is a movie only to discover there was no director. Just a bunch of actors wandering around aimlessly. You'd walk out of the theater and demand a refund.

    I'm done with this review, there's so much more that was annoying and immersion breaking. The game is hard, as expected, but the thing that draws you into a story and immerses you into the gameplay is not there. It's a slap in the face to read and watch people praise this as the "bar" for game development. You want a fun game to play, immersive and with an amazing story...Red Dead Redemption 2, that's the bar. Not Elden Ring.    … Expand
  14. Strifefair600
    Jan 15, 2023
    9
    This game is big it’s like Dark souls 1 2 and 3 combined I love this game but would I recommend this to a soulsbourne newcomer maybe this game is hard just like the other games I would recommend dark souls 3 to a newcomer but elden ring is actually a kinda good beginner souls game because it’s open world so you can move away from anything but dark souls 3 has an easier difficulty so bothThis game is big it’s like Dark souls 1 2 and 3 combined I love this game but would I recommend this to a soulsbourne newcomer maybe this game is hard just like the other games I would recommend dark souls 3 to a newcomer but elden ring is actually a kinda good beginner souls game because it’s open world so you can move away from anything but dark souls 3 has an easier difficulty so both are great soulsbourne games for beginners depending on what you’re looking for… Expand
  15. Poioso
    Jan 23, 2023
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. One of the bests games i ever played. You Will lost yourself in this giant world where everyplace you go, theres something to do… Expand
  16. Mogmog000
    Jan 24, 2023
    0
    The map is too big & there is no mini-map.
    Enemies are too strong and the game is unbalanced.
    The worldview is plain and unattractive, and there are many similar places.
  17. ABDLH45
    Jan 28, 2023
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. GREAT GAME HAVE EVER MADE IN THE HISTORY THE STORY IS TOO HARD TO EXPLAIN BUT IT THE BEST STORY HAVE CREATED FROM STUDIO FROMSOFTWARE THE GAMEPLAY IT'S TOO BEUTIFULL AND VERY cool… Expand
  18. BOMACKILLER
    Jan 28, 2023
    10
    This game is so awesome nothing come close to this masterpiece no season pass no extras monetization bs lots of content literally elden ring deserves every award period this should be the Norm in gaming I love this game I still play even after I platinum this masterpiece gaming industry should take notes
  19. Datarix
    Jan 30, 2023
    10
    It's a 10/10 game. I come from playing previous From Software installments and the Freedom they give you is excellent. Haven't you got the medallion to go to Leyndell? Well, take a look at the map and you will find a mine where you can pass without resorting to the medallion. This is really an open world with a lot of content in every corner. An open world that you decide if you finishIt's a 10/10 game. I come from playing previous From Software installments and the Freedom they give you is excellent. Haven't you got the medallion to go to Leyndell? Well, take a look at the map and you will find a mine where you can pass without resorting to the medallion. This is really an open world with a lot of content in every corner. An open world that you decide if you finish someone's story or not. Apart from the fact that an improvement in performance has been noticed, I could not run it properly with my previous graphics card. Now I can run it to spare. I've already had +300 hours and the game continues to make me fall in love. I find details that I hadn't found on my first trip. Going discovering the lore that for many is a nuisance, intrigues me more and more. Without a doubt my favorite game of 2022 and possibly the one I play the most in 2023… Expand
  20. aaronnmp96
    Jan 31, 2023
    8
    My review on PS4 is similar to me, it's better here but no change in experience in this case
  21. WilliamtwoTime
    Feb 1, 2023
    10
    This is in my opinion the best souls like. The gameplay is amazing, the graphics is beautiful, and I also love the newer update with the pop arena.
  22. Inen
    Feb 2, 2023
    10
    This game is literally up there with Zelda, BOTW and Witcher 3.
    And the biggest compliment I can give to this game is: I have beaten this game 3 times.
    PONS: • Great story (but not the best) • Addicting combat • HUGE open-world • Full of content • Amazing Boss-Design • Breathtaking visuals • So much replay value • Vast variety of weapons and builds CONS: • The bosses Post-Game feel a lot    This game is literally up there with Zelda, BOTW and Witcher 3.
    And the biggest compliment I can give to this game is: I have beaten this game 3 times.
    PONS:
    • Great story (but not the best)
    • Addicting combat
    • HUGE open-world
    • Full of content
    • Amazing Boss-Design
    • Breathtaking visuals
    • So much replay value • Vast variety of weapons and builds
    CONS:
    • The bosses Post-Game feel a lot harder than usual (for example Malenia)

    This game absolutely deserved GOTY 2022    … Expand
  23. Peacfulinvader
    Feb 2, 2023
    10
    Honestly one of the best games I've played even in invasions not fighting is an option, a weird one, but an option. bosses are fun and are genuine, the experience of beating a hard boss after tons and tons of attempts can not be given by any game. A must play
  24. BIissfulGamer
    Feb 22, 2023
    10
    Absolutely amazing game. The graphics are nice, the gameplay, the difficulty, the consistency. Some of these negative reviews are so stupid. You se people saying that well "Oh the game is too hard 0/10" Well then shame on you for spending your money on a game you obviously researched nothing about! Also people will complain if a game changes it up too much and is inconsistent then whenAbsolutely amazing game. The graphics are nice, the gameplay, the difficulty, the consistency. Some of these negative reviews are so stupid. You se people saying that well "Oh the game is too hard 0/10" Well then shame on you for spending your money on a game you obviously researched nothing about! Also people will complain if a game changes it up too much and is inconsistent then when they find a consistent game say the exact opposite. Also people who seem to obviously not know this is soulsborne due to doing absolutely no research pick on it for primary features of soulsbornes. People are mad that the game isn't insanely linear and just assume there is absolutely no story instead of actually putting in the effort to uncover it. Again, people complain that it's hard. People say that the game is empty which doesn't make sense because there are enemies and dungeons everywhere. I guess they are just mad that it's not like the mainstream games where it's brimming with random NPCs instead of brimming with challenges. I also see people call the graphics awful and I'm like "Are you sure you're reviewing the right game?" People will also say this game is a ripoff of the previous soulsgames. That's the whole damn point. Elden Ring was created to perfect the souls formula not recreate it. People also say this is a downgrade which is strange considering I quite clearly recall the Demon Souls, the progenitor of the souls formula to be the first of it's kind. But mostly it's just because of people raging because of a skill issue. Another thing is this game isn't for casuals. Fromsoftware will NEVER add a difficulty system because the whole point is to get good as a gamer. YOU should've been aware of that before you decided to play this game. The idea is that no matter how good you are they want you to get good at the game. To grow. That is the purpose of Soulsbornes. To grow as a gamer. And I'm already callin' yall haters out because I know this review is controversial.… Expand
  25. Milough
    Mar 6, 2023
    9
    The user scores for this game are a **** joke. All of the 0s here are from angry gamers that walked in expecting a watered-down open world with forgettable, one-dimensional plot points and characters and simple cut and dry storytelling. This game is not that. If you’ve played any of the dark souls, you know a little bit of what to expect. The lore/story is never explained directly; insteadThe user scores for this game are a **** joke. All of the 0s here are from angry gamers that walked in expecting a watered-down open world with forgettable, one-dimensional plot points and characters and simple cut and dry storytelling. This game is not that. If you’ve played any of the dark souls, you know a little bit of what to expect. The lore/story is never explained directly; instead the enemies and NPCs you encounter all contain a little of the narrative, like little story biscuits that you have to digest in your own way, and absorb the overall narrative through item descriptions and short exposé. It’s a different method of game design to be sure, but just because your brain is too small to appreciate it doesn’t mean it’s bad. Not every game has to be AC Valhalla or Far Cry 5. The combat is brutal, sure, but that’s the point. You have to find a way to overcome challenging enemies. The world is varied and absolutely massive to explore, sometimes the long cave with the vicious mini-boss doesn’t yield worthwhile loot, but the real loot is the triumph itself. This experience isn’t exactly for everybody, but to say that it’s a 0/10 is extremely dishonest. Even if it’s not your cup of tea, it has to be at least a 5.… Expand
  26. JoshPetrie
    Mar 19, 2023
    9
    This was the first soulsborne game that I played and I got so addicted to it that I didn't play any other game for months, and almost completed it 3 times. From memory, after 2 playthroughs I had poured 260+ hours into the game. My only complaint is that, because I became so addicted to it, I never want to play it again - 9/10.
  27. Airton_p
    Apr 16, 2023
    10
    Obra de arte, simplesmente incrível. Um mundo com uma complexidade insana, uma aventura inesquecivel
  28. NoBrokenGames
    Mar 21, 2023
    10
    Hands down one of the best RPGs, maybe even the best souls-like, I´ve ever played. Even when you think, that you explored every corner of the lands between, you might get surprised by several hidden paths, walls and dialogues while hitting the 300+ hours playtime. Really excited for the DLC!
  29. MrMSJ
    Mar 21, 2023
    10
    I m a hardcoe player as long time ago. Elden ring isn't really hard game . But fi you want to be a souls player .this game is nice
  30. PlayerEight
    Mar 23, 2023
    9
    Buyer beware: if you have no experience with this genre whatsoever nor enjoy games that give you the keys to figure it out, you won't enjoy this game, maybe at all. Luckily, there are ample walkthrough and build guides to help you out (FightingCowboy and Fextralife are true heroes). It's worth checking them out.

    This is truly a masterpiece of a video game and one of the best open worlds    Buyer beware: if you have no experience with this genre whatsoever nor enjoy games that give you the keys to figure it out, you won't enjoy this game, maybe at all. Luckily, there are ample walkthrough and build guides to help you out (FightingCowboy and Fextralife are true heroes). It's worth checking them out.

    This is truly a masterpiece of a video game and one of the best open worlds you'll find around. From art direction to combat to player option, The Lands Between is your oyster. All things surrounding the story, gameplay, side missions and pacing are perfect.

    My only knock on this otherwise perfect experience is anything dealing with online play (co-op, duels, arenas) is a serious headache that isn't at all seamless. It would have been nice to play with a friend who was struggling or is new to Souls and not spend additional time trying to summon or gathering Erdleaf flowers to simply link up. For 2023 standards, it's a below average multiplayer experience. Also take into account current gen loading time discrepancies steep if two people aren't on the 5/X. Unfortunately, it's noticeable enough to dock an entire point.    … Expand
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96

Universal acclaim - based on 86 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 86 out of 86
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 86
  3. Negative: 0 out of 86
  1. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Jan 30, 2024
    100
    Elden Ring is simply a game that the player naturally adapts to their own style of play. Challenging at times, vicious at others, but mostly incredibly fun. The enjoyable pace makes the hours of play pass by like water, and each path opens up a few more, only to come together again after a fair amount of exploration before the next big reveal. [Issue#318]
  2. Cubed3
    Jun 2, 2023
    90
    Elden Ring serves as a testament to open world video game design. There is a true sense of accomplishment once that rock-hard enemy has been slain and, something that compels a player to relentlessly do it over and over again until they succeed is truly rewarding. The world is humongous and an epitome of how exploration should be encouraged, by intriguing players to see what is over the hill. Elden Ring is an unmissable, must-play, gaming experience with surprises galore.
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  3. T3
    Aug 11, 2022
    80
    Elden Ring's engaging combat, mythology and dynamite orchestral soundtrack goes a long way to overshadow an aggressive open world that punishes exploration from the beaten path. Fans of the Souls genre are in for a treat, while newcomers will need to persist to reap the benefits.
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